shortenings

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Noun shortening has 2 senses

shortening - fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
--₁ is a kind of edible fat
shortening - act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening"
--₂ is a kind of decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
--₂ has particulars:
abbreviation; cut, cutting, cutting off; contraction, muscular contraction, muscle contraction; truncation

Derived form: verb shorten₃

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